09/05/2026
Seasonal parties at Walt Disney World can be a lot of fun…and a big upgrade to your trip. You need to have a strategy before you leave your resort.
Last month we went to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. Here’s what works for us:
🎃 Arrive to the park around 4:30pm.
The lines are LONG if you arrive before 4, by 4:30 there were no lines to enter.
🎃 Plan to experience ONE land in Magic Kingdom.
We chose Adventureland. We had already experienced Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, and Frontierland on our long Magic Kingdom park day.
Plus, Adventureland only has a few attractions - we experienced Pirates of the Caribbean, Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, Swiss Family Treehouse, and The Magic Carpets of Aladdin. We could have gone to Jungle Cruise (the wait was only 30 minutes)…but we wanted to start Trick-or-Treating.
We really enjoy Pecos Bill, so we could have dinner nearby.
There were several trick-or-treat stations here so we knew we’d be ready to go when it started!
🎃 We secured our parade spot an hour early!
We chose to view the parade from Frontierland. This area is SO much less crowded than Main St…and we knew we wouldn’t stay for the Fireworks!
After the parade passed us, we walked through the Emporium shops to avoid the crowds on Main St (and enjoy AC), and actually watched parts of the parade again as it was finishing up on Main St!
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